*raises pinky to corner of mouth*, subby.

That's a good start.

And next quarter that will be down to $-5 billion, without the government giving them a bailout in the form of CfC

A net profit of 3% on sales? Surely they could bump that margin up if they sold a few more Excursions and Explorers.

Lost Thought 00: And next quarter that will be down to $-5 billion, without the government giving them a bailout in the form of CfC

Pretty much this.

OMG!! they are barely squeaking by on a Billion dollars... they need to get the UAW to roll over or else they may have to settle on solid gold toilets in the executive washrooms instead of platinum...

petcat2469: OMG!! they are barely squeaking by on a Billion dollars... they need to get the UAW to roll over or else they may have to settle on solid gold toilets in the executive washrooms instead of platinum...

One quarter does not constitute a trend...

We're talking about a company that has revenues in excess of 140 Billion dollars. A one billion dollar profit really isn't excessive (or even very good) when we're dealing with a company that large.

OOOooo, but they didn't take the TARP, no wonder that, oh wait...

petcat2469: OMG!! they are barely squeaking by on a Billion dollars... they need to get the UAW to roll over or else they may have to settle on solid gold toilets in the executive washrooms instead of platinum...

So much this, remember thos greedy and stupid unions are just cutting their own throats by not giving ford the same concessions as two automakers who were bankrupt and teetering ont he brink of dissolution

Remember your George Orwell kids: "Executive Pay gooood! Union Pay Baaad!"

Now imagine what ford could have done, if you gave them the bailout money and let them use that money to buy the reminants of two bankrupt competators on the uber cheap...

but you know .. bailing out the failures and letting the one guy who knows what they are doing better than the other two american companies compete at a disadvantage only to still win... you know its another route you could take too...

poisendpawn - Heh, sounds like what PNC did to National City.

I like the union bias in some of the comments, apparently assuming that the executives will get the profits at the union members' expense.

How about the pensions and retirees that rely on the company to make profits? Not just employees and former employees of Ford, but many "little people" will benefit from this small profit.

Phil McKraken: How about the pensions and retirees that rely on the company to make profits? Not just employees and former employees of Ford, but many "little people" will benefit from this small profit.

This. My in-laws' retirement income came from the quarterly dividend payments on the preferred Ford stock they own. Earlier this year Ford suspended those payments, which they can by law for up to 5 years. Yes, you shouldn't put all of your eggs into one basket, but this impacts a lot more people than just those who work for and manage Ford.

Isn't Ford one of the few American Car companies basically doing everything right considering the financial situation the world is in?

I've always liked Fords, with the exception of the utter piece of shiat that is the Mercury Topaz, I've never had a major problem with a Ford, ever.

I blame the Obama administration.

/no, really

InferiousX: Isn't Ford one of the few American Car companies basically doing everything right considering the financial situation the world is in?

I've always liked Fords, with the exception of the utter piece of shiat that is the Mercury Topaz, I've never had a major problem with a Ford, ever.


Clearly, you've never owned a used Ford.

/Found On Road Dead
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bambi121899: InferiousX: Isn't Ford one of the few American Car companies basically doing everything right considering the financial situation the world is in?

I've always liked Fords, with the exception of the utter piece of shiat that is the Mercury Topaz, I've never had a major problem with a Ford, ever.


Clearly, you've never owned a used Ford.

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//Fix Or Repair Daily

Pfft, I own an oldsmobile. The things hit like 60,000 and just literally fall apart.

bambi121899: InferiousX: Isn't Ford one of the few American Car companies basically doing everything right considering the financial situation the world is in?

I've always liked Fords, with the exception of the utter piece of shiat that is the Mercury Topaz, I've never had a major problem with a Ford, ever.


Clearly, you've never owned a used Ford.

/Found On Road Dead
//Fix Or Repair Daily

All of my vehicles have been used.

poisonedpawn78: Now imagine what ford could have done, if you gave them the bailout money and let them use that money to buy the reminants of two bankrupt competators on the uber cheap...

but you know .. bailing out the failures and letting the one guy who knows what they are doing better than the other two american companies compete at a disadvantage only to still win... you know its another route you could take too...

1) The bailouts to Chrysler and GM weren't enough to have bought the companies.
2) The SEC's antitrust guys would have been unhappy with such a deal. Three domestic car companies is barely enough, two is too few.
3) Why in the world would Ford have wanted those POS companies?

OutsmartBullet: We're talking about a company that has revenues in excess of 140 Billion dollars. A one billion dollar profit really isn't excessive (or even very good) when we're dealing with a company that large.

Yeah, but when you're dealing with a company that has had declining revenues for the last few years, and their disastrous '07, and '08 fiscal operating year(s)...A 1 billion dollar profit is a breath of fresh air.

That 1 billion looks sweet until you consider that Ford has about 150 billion in outstanding debt to keep the company afloat. Then considering the debt, the lack of CfC next term and the interest in the debt that 1 billion doesn't go very far.

bambi121899: InferiousX: Isn't Ford one of the few American Car companies basically doing everything right considering the financial situation the world is in?

I've always liked Fords, with the exception of the utter piece of shiat that is the Mercury Topaz, I've never had a major problem with a Ford, ever.


Clearly, you've never owned a used Ford.

/Found On Road Dead
//Fix Or Repair Daily

Clearly you are a troll. Only time our Fords have ever had a problem was when someone else decided to run their car into our Ford.

Rev. Creflo Baller:
1) The bailouts to Chrysler and GM weren't enough to have bought the companies.
2) The SEC's antitrust guys would have been unhappy with such a deal. Three domestic car companies is barely enough, two is too few.
3) Why in the world would Ford have wanted those POS companies?


1) When your paying 5 cents or less on the dollar in bankruptcy proceedings it surely would have been.
2) the SEC doesnt have a say if the companies are BANKRUPT
3)Factories, Machinery, Land, Supplier chain/distribution

Are we done here?